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Bi-Weekly Newsletter of the State Bar of Wisconsin
August
2012
Volume
4
Number
15

August 01, 2012

Recent Jury Verdicts, Bench Decisions, Settlements, and Arbitration Awards

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Aug. 1, 2012 – As a service to its members, the State Bar of Wisconsin has entered into an alliance agreement with West, a Thomson Reuters business, to provide award information on Wisconsin civil jury trials, bench trials, settlements, and arbitrations. West’s editorial staff selects a few key Wisconsin cases from Westlaw’s^® West’s Jury Verdicts – Wisconsin Reports to highlight in each issue of WisBar InsideTrack.

This edition’s featured cases

Swenson v. Am. Family Mut. Ins. (Rock County)
Vehicle Negligence - Verdict: $540,354
Schmidt v. Midwest Sports Events (Winnebago County)
Wrongful Death - Verdict: $110,000
Breunig v. Middleton Constr. (Dane County)
Contruction & Industrial Accidents - Verdict: $315,000

Featured case highlights

Swenson v. Am. Family Mut. Ins. (Wis. Cir. Ct. - Rock County)
Motorcyclist Receives $540K for U.S. Hwy. 14 Collision

Case Summary: 2012 WL 1964477
Free "Case of the Month" Case Summary
Plaintiff's complaint: 2010 WL 8623431
Verdict form: 2012 WL 1618273

Schmidt v. Midwest Sports Events (Wis. Cir. Ct. - Winnebago County)
Triathelete Suffers Heart Attack During Comeptition, Drowns

Case Summary: 2012 WL 1964476
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Plaintiff's complaint: 2010 WL 8453207
Plaintiff's expert witness DeYoung's deposition: 2011 WL 7477016
Order: 2011 WL 7444987

Breunig v. Middleton Constr. (Wis. Cir. Ct. - Dane County)
Steel Worker Receives $315K for Fall

Case Summary: 2012 WL 1964475
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Plaintiffs' amended complaint: 2010 WL 8546277
Defendants Middleton Construction and Frankenmuth's answer and cross-claim: 2010 WL 8546276
Defendant General Casualty's answer and cross-claim: 2010 WL 8546283
Defendant Renschler's answer and cross-claim: 2010 WL 8546278

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